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Claude Opus 5 (low) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high)

The average score is effectively tied at 9.0 vs 9.0. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.624 vs $2.350. Claude Opus 5 (low) is faster at 9.87s vs 11.92s, with pass rates of 84.1% vs 84.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#56
Total Output Tokens
23,416
Response Time (avg)
9.87s
Total Cost
$2.350
Rank
#54
Total Output Tokens
219,926
Response Time (avg)
11.92s
Total Cost
$0.624
Recommended model Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high)

It has the best score here (9.0), while costing about 3.8x less than Claude Opus 5 (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 low Release: 2026-07-25 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite high Release: 2026-07-21
Score 9.0 9.0
Rank #56 #54
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 84.1% 84.1%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 12.367 3.463
Total Cost $2.350 $0.624
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M $0.030 / 1M
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M $0.084 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 352,845 244,529
Output Tokens 16,553 6,784
Reasoning Tokens 7,007 213,142
Response Time (avg) 9.87s 11.92s
Response Time (max) 73.15s 53.09s
Response Time (total) 226.95s 274.14s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~150B total (~10B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#56 Claude Opus 5

low
Cost
$0.062
Time
30.2s
Tokens
2,615 tok

#54 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

high
Cost
$0.025
Time
36.8s
Tokens
9,964 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 5 7.8 7.4 77.8% 1 6.70s 10,590 2,442 760
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 16.58s 8,130 434 57,369

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